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Yes indeed Canberra is the home of the Australian Federal Government: it's two houses - the House of Representatvies (or lower house) elected from electorates all over Australia & the Senate (or upper house) which is elected from within individual states & is also known as the "State's Hous" which isn't literally true as most politicians vote on the basis of the party to which they belong.
Canberra may well not exist if it were not for "Federaation" & the need to have a home for the Australian Parliament that for obvious reasons of intercity rivalry could not be permanently housed in either Melbourne (where it was initially housed) of Sydney.
Hence the arhitect Walter Burley Griffin was engaged to design our National Capital. One of the few cities in the world to be developed this way which helps give it the ordered appearance, but also results in its biggest criticism - "that it lacks soul".
You have to visit yourself over a period of a few days or over a number of occasions to determine that for yourself. For me I love to visit here, but frankly wouldn't really want to live here permanently. But, I'd certainly recommend any visitor to Australia to check out Canberra if they can fit it into their itinerary.
- Pros:Plenty of Interesting Things to See & Do
- Cons:Lacks soul
- In a nutshell:Definitely worth a visit
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The Favourite Museum of My Girls & I
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THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIA is most defiinitely that as I've described it above. I've been here 3 times now. This... more travel advice
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We stayed here last April when the Sydney Swans Football team were playing against the Melbourne Kangaroos who play some... more travel advice
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Comments (9)
Seafood buffet a sure winner with our family!
Go Swannies.... we are in the nation's capital this evening, going to watch the Brumbies tomorrow.
I hope someday to visit Canberra. When I do i will make sure not to miss the museum. The Eternity Exhibition sounds like a 'MUST SEE' for me ! Thanks for sharing!!
We like the museum too. My kiwi aunt's comment after visiting the museum was "where are all the Aboriginal guides? Back home we expect half the guides to be Maori."
Doug, Was to Canberra in early '70s. Remember a great thought-provoking War Memorial Museum & a swinging disco near downtown square. Interesting architecture of all the National Embassies. USA was colonial. Gr8 new pics! Doug (is there an echo here???)
Was looking at another VTer's page on Australia the other day and they put Canberra as a Tourist Trap! lol - Good to see you are up late tip building!!
Great shot, but your Parliment reminds me of the Weyerhauser Building south of Seattle:-\ Nice summation, though ;-]
C'mon Doug!! We all want to see more pics!! :))
Do Canberra eh. I'm the tip editor and I'm longing for some great Canberra pages.